Thanksgiving Dinner 2009

November 26th, 2009

Turkey sandwiches with heirloom tomatoes and country bread, and homemade french fries. For two.

25 Hours of Frog Hollow

November 3rd, 2009

Last week I traveled to Utah with seven friends (above: Paul, Chris, Stephen L, Mike M, Mark, Mike H, Matt and me) to ride our mountain bikes. The main attraction was the 25 Hours of Frog Hollow race that was held 10 A.M. October 31 to 10 A.M. November 1. The twenty-fifth hour was provided by the end of daylight savings time that happened during the race.

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Blue Angels Over Mesa

October 4th, 2009

We didn’t go to the Miramar Air Show this year. I’ve lived long enough in Mesa apartments to know the routine for the Navy’s Blue Angels and that they they pass overhead several times. When I heard them pass the first time I went out with my camera to see what I could capture. This is the best picture I got. I see (and hear!) F-18s flying overhead daily, but never in such close formation so low to the ground, nor turning so sharply as when the Blue Angels are in town.

Nobel Canyon

October 4th, 2009

Yesterday I rode the Nobel Canyon trail in Cleveland National Forest with Mike Hannon, Mike Morton and Stephen Lynch. Yes, it was two Mikes and two Stephens. I have posted a few photos and a movie here, and my GPS track can be seen here. The splits view of the ride shows there was one kilometer that rose 133 meters, which works out to over 13% average gradient for that kilometer.

NYC March 2000

September 11th, 2009

I am not a very sentimental person, but I remembered I took these photos years ago, and I’ve uploaded them today. These were taken in March 2000. The nighttime shot is from the top of one of the towers – the south one I believe – you can see the other tower in the corner.


Downtown NYC ss

Top of WTC at Night ss